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Antonyms for alarming


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-lahr-ming
Phonetic Transcription : əˈlɑr mɪŋ



Definition of alarming

Origin :
  • 1580s, from alarm (n.). Related: Alarmed; alarming.
  • adj causing fear
Example sentences :
  • It hurt him to think that he had only succeeded in alarming her.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • I was seized with a fever, which left me in a state of alarming debility.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • It might, as you have said, be wiser to watch and wait, and to avoid all chance of alarming this man.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • Everybody looked at Mr Willet, after this alarming suggestion.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • On the whole, my reception was not so alarming as I had feared.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • The rumour of Macquart's escape was commented upon in a most alarming manner.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • Such was the alarming aspect of affairs at the close of the year 1674.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • She might have said something, instead of coming down the stairs with that alarming bonnet on.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • A sudden recollection came to him, an alarming recollection.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It was a long list of signatures and an alarming total of indebtedness.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

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